Archibald McAllister House
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Archibald McAllister House, also known as Fort Hunter Mansion, is a historic home located at Harrisburg
, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
. It was built about 1814, and is a 2 1/2-story, five-bay wide stone dwelling in the Georgian
style. It has an overall "T"-floorplan, with two rear additions built in the mid- to late-19th century. It features a front portico
with Tuscan order
columns. The entrance has a semi-circular fanlight and sidelights with thin wooden ribbing. It is open as a historic house museum.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976. It is located in the Fort Hunter Historic District
.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...
. It was built about 1814, and is a 2 1/2-story, five-bay wide stone dwelling in the Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style. It has an overall "T"-floorplan, with two rear additions built in the mid- to late-19th century. It features a front portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
with Tuscan order
Tuscan order
Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
columns. The entrance has a semi-circular fanlight and sidelights with thin wooden ribbing. It is open as a historic house museum.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976. It is located in the Fort Hunter Historic District
Fort Hunter Historic District
Fort Hunter Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Hunter, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. The area has seen continuous settlement since the early 1700s and once...
.
External links
- Fort Hunter Mansion, Fort Hunter, Dauphin, PA: 9 drawings, 8 photos and 3 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Fort Hunter Mansion and Park website